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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What is normal albumin levels?






2. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






3. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






4. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






5. Name six sources of grains






6. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






7. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






8. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






9. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






10. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






11. Where can you get more vitamin D?






12. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






13. What is the function of vitamin C?






14. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






15. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






16. What function is vitamin D?






17. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






18. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






19. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






20. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






21. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






22. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






23. When does BMR increase?






24. What is RDA of protein?






25. How many calories/gram is protein?






26. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






27. The higher the BMR a client has --






28. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






29. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






30. When does BMR decrease?






31. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






32. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






33. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






34. Sources of fats






35. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






36. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






37. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






38. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






39. What is the function of vitamin E?






40. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






41. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






42. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






43. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






44. What are healthy sources of fats?






45. What does DASH stand for?






46. What type of people need extra protein?






47. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






48. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






49. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






50. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?